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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1927
Page
19
Deputy Chief J. J. Lynn of the Oklahoma City fire department arrived in Amarillo to assist with training the local force for 30 to 90 days. He brought equipment and emphasized cooperation to improve firefighters and reduce fire losses and risk to life.
Paris reports Nancy officials deem the Charleston dangerous to health and may forbid public halls after four professional dancers collapsed from prolonged gyrations. The incident prompted officials to consider restrictions to protect public welfare.
W S Cousins analyzes stock market dynamics noting the divergence between high speculative prices and weak broad stock gains. He cites The Magazine of Wall Street counting 817 of 1100+ NYSE stocks, with 217 up 1628 points since 1926 peaks and 600 losing 7188 points, while utilities and oil groups lag. He cautions that income appeal fades even as speculation remains strong.
Thomas A. Edison explains how musical overtones add richness to sound and why preserving these delicate frequencies matters. He describes thickening records, hard smooth surfaces, diamond styluses, and multiple recording experiments that protect overtones from being flattened or distorted.
Motors or United States Steel share a speculative edge as investors weigh a potential rise in future dividends. General Motors trades at 198, seen as cheap if earnings and long term shareholder payments hold true, though buyers of this stock face uncertainty about a lasting 10 percent yield.
A reader recounts tipping five pounds in Paris showing a waiter who jokes that the tip must have reflected long residence. The anecdote appears in the Weekly Scotsman of Edinburgh.
About 2,500 Brackenridge high school pupils backed by parents faced a dispute over principal Miss Ora Johnson. The school board postponed teacher elections to May 17, while a student petition to retain Johnson gained backing from the Brackenridge Parent-Teachers Association.
Members of the school board deny charges of subordination against Miss Johnson while one member concedes opposition to her re election arguing the position is too strenuous for a woman. The London Opinion notes a casual social remark connected to the night.
A historical cooking fragment describes broiling steak to rare in about ten minutes. It emphasizes a one inch thick cut, preheated skillet, hot pile of juices, salting, turning often to avoid puncturing, and serving on a heated platter with pepper.
San Francisco home economist Mrs Belle DeGraf favors California stuffed peppers. She instructs selecting plump peppers, parboiling them, and cooling, then filling with a rice ham mix and a bread crumb topping with malted butter for sauce.
A vintage cooking note explains roasting a four pound beef rump with olives, salt, pepper, flour, and beef drippings, plus simmering onion and cloves in water until tender. It also describes veal loin birds stuffed with crumbs, lemon, and herbs, browned in butter, then finished with cream and oven finish, using drippings for gravy.
A vintage recipe claims ham with raisin sauce can be done in 60 minutes. It details 1 slice ham, 400 degree oven, brown sugar cornstarch water vinegar and raisins, simmering the sauce and baking steps, with a 40 minute bake plus 16 minutes more.
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